regiment. The first volunteer to sign up is an educated black man named Thomas Searles who is also Shaws friend. Many more men join the regiment including an escaped slave named Trip‚ a free black man named Jupiter Sharts‚ as well as the gravedigger Rawlins. After realizing the regiment in never going to be more than anything but manual labor‚ Colonel Shaw confronts his superiors and demands to be transferred to somewhere where they will see some fighting or else he will report him to the War Department
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What would a story be without cultural and historical background? It would not be a very detailed story to read. Cultural and historical background information helps the reader to see why certain actions were made‚ the heritage of the characters and many other things. When understanding information about the cultural and historical background‚ it helps with interpreting what other literary devices mean as well. Without any background information to explain some reasons for certain events‚ the story
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was a guy named Mr. Baxter that was arrested for DUI‚ Reckless Driving‚ Failure to provide Proof of Insurance‚ Text Messaging while Driving‚ and Not Wearing a Seatbelt while Driving. DUI is Driving Under the Influence. Mr. Baxter took some medication that was prescribed to him by his Doctor. Mr. Baxter failed to read the prescription bottle that said you are not supposed to operator machinery while taking the prescription medicine. Mr. Baxter
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betweeen violence and beauty. We think red also symbolizes independence. Independence is freedom‚ which is what JGC is searching for. We see JGC as an independent person. He supports himself and sometimes Rawlins with him during the novel and does it on his own. He is loyal to his horse and Rawlins‚ which we think the red could signify as well. We also see in the first and last paragraphs of the book words that suggests darkness. Words like “vanish”‚ “shadows”‚ “darkening/dark/darkness”‚ and “black”
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James K Baxter is an influential New Zealand Poet who wrote in 1950’s and 60’s. In this time he enjoyed writing poetry to express his non-conformist ideas. Two examples of these poems are The Maori Jesus and Tomcat. In these poems‚ Baxter uses character as a tool to express his ideas. This is done through careful manipulation and development of the audience’s understanding of the two characters‚ then “Maori Jesus” and the “Tomcat”. The Maori Jesus “wore blue dungarees‚ his beard and hair
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shoveling. While BAXTER is lining up in the railway station entrance‚ a young Chinese girl PING
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In Edward Zwick’s 1989 drama motion picture named “Glory”‚ Colonel Robert Gould Shaw‚ a veteran of the Battle of Antietam‚ commands the United States’ first all African-American regiment in the Civil War‚ the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. The infantry originally performs menial tasks‚ however soon after is placed in the heat of battle to fight for the Union. The film explores certain themes that were prevalent during the Civil War such as equality‚ human worth and essentiality. As slaves began to
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Medtronic ’s Ratings Earning Power I would rank Medtronic ’s earning power at a 9 on a scale of 1 (very weak) to 10 (very strong). Medtronic has successfully demonstrated their ability to grow and provide substantial return to their owners. Medtronic ’s net earnings have steadily increased from $984.0 million in 2002‚ to $1599.8 million in 2003‚ to $1959.3 million in 2004. Their total assets have increased 13.7% from $12‚405.5 million in 2003 to $14‚110.8 million in 2004. These measures show
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3. The following information pertains to the bank transactions of Rawlins Company: a. Cash on the books as of April 30 was $499. Cash as shown on the bank statement for the same date was $1‚330. b. A deposit of $160‚ representing cash receipts as of April 30‚ did not appear on the bank statement. c. Outstanding checks totaled $240. d. Bank service charges for April amounted to $9 e. The bank collected for Rawlins Company $840 (which includes $40 interest) on a note left for collection
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as a result of the riots. Throughout the novel‚ Walter Mosley introduces various characters to paint a picture of society in 1965. Mosley uses a murder as a twisted plot for justice. The murder case forces Rawlins to address the ethnic tribulations of the 1965 watts riots. Ezekiel Eazy Rawlins is the protagonist in the novel. Easy tries to initiate peace in the midst of the controversy surrounding the riots. Easy helps police investigate a crime that occurred at the time of the riots. He is asked
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